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The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and culture, Williamsburg, Virginia) by GORDON S.WOOD, by Gordon S. Wood, Wood, Gordon S. is a book available to read on EtoBox.

Illuminates The Concepts Of The Constitution By Studying The Cultural Situation Of The Colonists. Pt. 1: The Ideology Of Revolution. The Whig Science Of Politics -- Republicanism -- Moral Reformation -- Pt. 2: The Constitution Of The States. The Restructuring Of Power -- The Nature Of Representation -- Mixed Government And Bicameralism -- Pt. 3: The People Against The Legislatures. Law And Contracts -- Conventions Of The People -- The Sovereignty Of The People -- Pt. 4: The Critical Period. Vices Of The System -- Republican Remedies -- Pt. 5: The Federal Constitution. The Worthy Against The Licentious -- The Federalism Persuasion -- Pt. 6: The Revolutionary Achievement. The Relevance And Irrelevance Of John Adams -- The American Science Of Politics. By Gordon S. Wood. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This text describes the evolution of political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution. The author discusses the debate over Republicanism The American Revolution has always seemed to be an extraordinary kind of revolution, and no more so than to the Revolutionaries themselves.

Author

GORDON S.WOOD, by Gordon S. Wood, Wood, Gordon S.

Publisher

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS CHAPEL HILL AND LONDON

Published

1969

Language

EN

ISBN

9781469603469

Subjects

History, Science, Political Science